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St. Joe's students visit “Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary” exhibit Oct. 26 as part of a Hawk Hill Productions (HHP) and Hawk City Productions (HCP) event. PHOTO: DUY BANDESTON.

Students learn about penitentiary history at Halloween event

Duy Bandeston '26, Special to The Hawk November 6, 2024

Hawk Hill Productions (HHP) and Hawk City Productions (HCP) co-hosted a trip to the “Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary” event Oct. 26. About 45 students attended the annual event at Eastern...

"Halloween Nights" is located at 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia PA, and is open through Nov. 13.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Eastern State Penitentiary: from terrifying to family-friendly

Connor Devine October 19, 2021

If you ever wanted to feel like you were part of a real-life horror movie, the place to go since 1991 has been Eastern State Penitentiary.  Each fall, visitors have participated in “Terror Behind the...

Shady Brook Farms offers customers pumpkin picking . PHOTO: ELAINA WALL’21/THE HAWK

Socially distant fall activities in and near Philadelphia

Elaina Wall October 13, 2020

The air is crisp, football season is back and the leaves are vivid reds, oranges and yellows. It’s officially fall! Although the season looks different, and everyone is wearing face masks instead of...

A daunting night of haunts

Rebecca Roque October 25, 2016

Experiencing the horror of Eastern State Penitentiary Tall, foreboding walls hovered over hundreds of “victims” standing in line outside of Eastern State Penitentiary on a Friday night in early October. Zombies...

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